BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 by Kent Nerburn in LETTERS TO MY SON

Posted on June 1, 2022 by jmaz479

“What you need to do is think of work as “vocation.” This word may seem stilted in its tone, but it has a wisdom within it. It comes from the Latin word for calling, which comes from the word for voice. In those meanings it touches on what work really should be. It should be something that calls to you as something you want to do, and it should be something that gives voice to who you are and what you want to say to the world.”

Kent Nerburn, in “Letters to My Son”

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I would rather let God define my life than spend a lifetime trying to define God.”

Rev. Bob G. Sills

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on May 31, 2022 by jmaz479

“So why are you anxious? Can you, for all your anxieties, add a single moment to your life? Why bother about tomorrow? Is there a life after death? Will I survive after death? Why bother about tomorrow? GET INTO TODAY. Someone said, “Life is something that happens to us while we’re busy making other plans.” That’s pathetic. Live in the present moment. This is one of the things you will notice as you “come awake.” You find yourself living in the present, tasting every moment as you live it.”

Fr. Anthony DeMello, in “Awareness”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

Posted on May 30, 2022 by jmaz479

“Consider the many chemicals that may be found in the foods you eat, if you haven’t already done so. The purer the food, the better it is for us. “If God didn’t make it, don’t eat it,” is a good slogan to live by. What I mean by this statement is that any fruit, vegetable, nut, seed, or grain in its original form, without chemical additives and unnecessary processing and packaging, and that has been grown without pesticides and chemical fertilizers, is best for the body. Who knows more about what the body needs than the creator of the body? Just by eliminating all processed so-called foods, we can lower our grocery bills and our bodies will restore themselves to health. Doctors do not the heal body; the body heals itself when the source of the problem is removed.”

Terry Cole-Whittaker, in “Live Your Bliss”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 30th, 2022 by Ching Ning Chu in THICK FACE BLACK HEART

Posted on May 29, 2022 by jmaz479

“For most of us, whether our desires are tangible or intangible objects, noble or ignoble pursuits, one thing is certain – we want to obtain them immediately. We are like young infants who demand our milk bottles with great urgency. If the bottles are kept from our mouths for a mere moment, we will wail in protest. In order to keep harmony, the mother must acquiesce to the baby’s whims and adjust her needs to fit the infant’s timing.

Unlike the human mother, our Divine Maker insists that we, his children, learn to fine tune our understanding of HIS timing. We must learn to accept that the Creator gives according to his own schedule, regardless of our demands. When you learn God’s timing, you learn how to live and work in harmony with yourself and others around you. Most importantly, you understand the art of communion with the silent voice of the Universal Will.”

Chin-Ning Chu, in “Thick Face, Black Heart”

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“Let every creature I see, be a brother and friend to me. Let every step that I take, leave the footprints of a warrior along the Spirit trail.”

Dan Fogelberg, from his 1990 CD “The Wild Places”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 27th, 2022 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH

Posted on May 26, 2022 by jmaz479

“You are able to live with uncertainty, even enjoy it. When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change. The Roman Philosopher Tacitus rightly observed that “the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.” If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness, and creativity.”

Eckhart Tolle, in “A New Earth”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 26th, 2022 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL

Posted on May 25, 2022 by jmaz479

“The Universe sends us two basic signals as indicators of our degree of alignment with it. Comfort in our bodies is evidence of our being in alignment. Discomfort is evidence of our being out of alignment. The signals in our bodies can range from excruciating pain to joyfulness.

What makes it most interesting it that we are always dealing only with perception. Thus, it is “our interpretation of a situation, rather than anything inherent in that situation, which determines whether it will be a source of comfort or discomfort to us.” Since we attract people and situations as a result of the energy vibrations we emit, we are ALWAYS in a situation that reflects exactly what we are asking for. If we view it that way, life works perfectly all the time.”

Arnold Patent, in “You Can Have It All”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS

Posted on May 24, 2022 by jmaz479

“The mind’s ineffectiveness is constantly endorsed by society. How often have people said to you, “Don’t be silly. It is not logical. It is not allowed. It is not possible. It is not fair. It is not righteous. It is not this and it is not that.” To compensate for your lack of ability to create reality through consciousness, the mind pretends that its desires are not important. Then if things do not materialize, the mind or ego can say, “I did not expect it anyway.” We constantly adjust our expectation to accommodate disappointments.

To experience your word as law, you must begin to act and speak in a measured way. So often we tend to blurt out a promise or an idea, and often we have little or no intention of following through. As you begin to see yourself as a powerhouse of consciousness, you will actually begin to realize that you have power, power to change not only your life, but the lives of others and the world around you.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Affirmations”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 by Megan Don in MEDITATIONS WITH TERESA OF AVILA

Posted on May 23, 2022 by jmaz479

“Throughout her life, Teresa stressed the importance of beginning the journey of self-knowledge. This journey requires an ability to be very honest with oneself and a desire for self-responsibility. It means that we no longer blame others for the state of our soul, or project our old wounds onto new (or old) friends. It means we are able to acknowledge to ourselves, and speak clearly to others, the thoughts and emotions we are experiencing…We are a grand mixture of ancestral, genetic, psychological, and spiritual components. All these come to light in our daily lives, and many of them are not as attractive as we would desire.

Teresa reminded us that by acknowledging these not-so-welcome traits, we are entering into humility – the place where we understand that we are superior to none, the place we can all afford to dwell in.”

Megan Don, in “Meditations with Teresa of Avila”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 23rd, 2022 from an HASIDIC TALE

Posted on May 22, 2022 by jmaz479

“An old rabbi asked his pupils how they could tell the night had ended and the day had begun. “Could it be,” asked one of the students, “when you can see an animal in the distance and tell whether it’s a sheep or a dog?” “No,” answered the rabbi.

Another asked, “Is it when you can look at a tree in the distance and tell whether it’s a fig tree or a peach tree?” “No,” answered the rabbi. “Then when is it?” the pupils demanded.

“It is when you can look on the face of any man or woman and see that it is your sister or brother. Because if you cannot see this, it is still night.”

An Hasidic Tale

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 20th, 2022 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE

Posted on May 19, 2022 by jmaz479

“Why do people abuse us? Because we allow them to abuse us, because in our judgment we believe we deserve to be abused. But if we go a little deeper, we see that we abuse ourselves far more than anybody else abuses us. We can blame other people who hurt us and say, “I grew up being abused,” and we can make many excuses. But in the present moment, who is abusing you? If you are truthful, you find that mostly it’s your own voice of knowledge.

Every time we lie to ourselves, we abuse ourselves. Every time we curse ourselves, we abuse ourselves. Every time we judge ourselves, every time we reject ourselves, of course we have an emotional reaction, and it isn’t pleasant! Again, if we don’t like the emotional reaction, it’s not about repressing what we feel; it’s about cleaning up the lies that cause the emotional reaction.”

Don Miguel Ruiz, in “The Voice of Knowledge”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 19th, 2022 by Louise Hay in GRATITUDE A WAY OF LIFE

Posted on May 18, 2022 by jmaz479

“Gratitude brings more to be grateful about. It increases your abundant life. Lack of gratitude, or complaining, brings little to rejoice about. Complainers always find that they have little good in their life, or they do not enjoy what they DO have. The Universe always gives us what we believe we deserve. Many of us have been raised to look at what we do not have and to feel only lack. We come from a belief in scarcity and then wonder why our lives are so empty. If we believe that “I don’t have, and I won’t be happy until I do…” then we are putting our lives on hold. What the Universe hears is: “I don’t have, and I am not happy,” and that is what you get more of.”

Louise L. Hay, in “Gratitude—A Way of Life”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY

Posted on May 17, 2022 by jmaz479

“Before any action can take place, the thought must precede it. We should THINK and then act, without first running around and telling everyone what we’re going to do. That dissipates energy and creates roadblocks. Let’s keep our intentions to ourselves as we follow the “line of duty” (what we consider our purpose in this lifetime) and let the results of our efforts do the talking for us.”

John Randolph Price, in “Living a Life of Joy”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 by Daphne Rose Kingma in THE TEN THINGS TO DO WHEN YOUR LIFE FALLS APART

Posted on May 16, 2022 by jmaz479

“Our spirits are that which is eternal in us, that which abides beyond life. Your spirit is energy itself, the energy that causes us to be here; it is you, and it is what shall remain of you when your days in the shadow-dance of life are over. It’s easy to become disengaged with our spirits because life is compelling and the material universe endlessly chanting and demanding. We can literally spend all our time engaged with our stuff, our dreams, our Life Themes, and our current taxing stories without ever stumbling into the realm of spirit.

One of the functions of crisis is to take us exactly there, to that greater awareness. It joggles us into knowing that we are more than people living so-called human lives. Difficulties get us to experience, rather than just mouth, the truth – that we are spiritual beings who are having this experience. A spiritual life is that place in our consciousness where we acknowledge the mystery, holiness, oneness, and union-through-spirit of us all.”

Daphne Rose Kingma, in “The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 16th, 2022 by Sanaya Roman, in SPIRITUAL GROWTH, BEING YOUR HIGHER SELF

Posted on May 15, 2022 by jmaz479

“You can learn to be creative. All of you have experienced moments of creativity – sudden insights, new visions of the way something could be done, and bursts of inspiration. The only differences between people who think they are creative and people who think they aren’t are their beliefs about their creativity. Start telling yourself that you are a creative person.

You have the ability to generate new ideas that will take you to higher levels in your life and work. Stop for a moment and think of something you would like to improve. Then, be creative and picture something even better than you have yet imagined happening in this area. Don’t accept your current circumstances as best you’ll ever have. Don’t believe people when they tell you something is impossible to create.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Spiritual Growth”

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“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently.”

F. Nietzche

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 13th, 2022 by Gary Spinell in IT WAS YOU, ALL ALONG

Posted on May 12, 2022 by jmaz479

“If you do not believe you are worthy, you will attract people into your life who are not worthy enough, or make you feel unworthy, in either case matching your belief. When you allow someone to act in an undesirable way around you, and furthermore, you tolerate the behavior, you are encouraging more of the same behavior from that person. By tolerating and encouraging more of this intolerable behavior, you are disrespecting yourself. Think about that. This whole process is not about the other person. It’s about you.

You are disrespecting yourself when you allow someone to have an impact on your life inconsistent with the way you want to live your life. I am not saying the resulting experience for you is the fault of the other person. Rather, it is you who is deciding to continue these events in your life, and continue to perpetuate them every time they occur. It is imperative you break through your old belief patterns and view your beliefs from a different perspective. If you have low self-esteem and are seeking a partner who will sweep you off your feet and care for you, you will not find him or her. More importantly you will only find a person who matches the way you perceive yourself. You will attract to you a person who is also dependent, the exact opposite of what you want.”

Gary Spinell, in “It Was You, All Along”

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